Definition of gnaw

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Gnaw (v. i.) To use the teeth in biting; to bite with repeated effort, as in eating or removing with the teethsomething hard, unwiedly, or unmanageable..

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Gnaw :: Gnaw (v. t.) To bite, as something hard or tough, which is not readily separated or crushed; to bite off little by little, with effort; to wear or eat away by scraping or continuous biting with the teeth; to nibble at..
Pruner :: Pruner (n.) Any one of several species of beetles whose larvae gnaw the branches of trees so as to cause them to fall, especially the American oak pruner (Asemum moestum), whose larva eats the pith of oak branches, and when mature gnaws a circular furrow on the inside nearly to the bark. When the branches fall each contains a pupa..
Gnew :: Gnew () imp. of Gnaw.
Eroded :: Eroded (p. p. & a.) Eaten away; gnawed; irregular, as if eaten or worn away..
Erose :: Erose (a.) Jagged or irregularly toothed, as if nibbled out or gnawed..
Gnaw :: Gnaw (v. t.) To corrode; to fret away; to waste.
Corrade :: Corrade (v. t.) To gnaw into; to wear away; to fret; to consume.
Gnawer :: Gnawer (n.) A rodent.
Cardialgy :: Cardialgy (n.) A burning or gnawing pain, or feeling of distress, referred to the region of the heart, accompanied with cardiac palpitation; heartburn. It is usually a symptom of indigestion..
Rodent :: Rodent (v. t.) Gnawing; biting; corroding; (Med.) applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer.
Fret :: Fret (v. t.) To rub; to wear away by friction; to chafe; to gall; hence, to eat away; to gnaw; as, to fret cloth; to fret a piece of gold or other metal; a worm frets the plants of a ship..
Arrosion :: Arrosion (n.) A gnawing.
Rodent :: Rodent (v. t.) Gnawing.
Gnawer :: Gnawer (n.) One who, or that which, gnaws..
Remorse :: Remorse (n.) The anguish, like gnawing pain, excited by a sense of guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed, or for the sins of one's past life..
Begnaw :: Begnaw (v. t.) To gnaw; to eat away; to corrode.
Knaw :: Knaw (v. t.) See Gnaw.
Overeat :: Overeat (v. t. & i.) To gnaw all over, or on all sides..
Knab :: Knab (v. t.) To seize with the teeth; to gnaw.
Begnawn :: Begnawn () of Begna.
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